teacher training
Our program begins January 7th, 2026 and we will be holding it in-person at No Mud No Lotus Yoga and Healing Center in Grants Pass, OR as well as online. This hybrid style training allows students to work intimately with the trainers, form deep lasting bonds with the other participants, and come away with direct teaching experience; while also providing all of the benefits and flexibility of having every lesson online for for when illness or obligations arise, for practice classes available anytime and anywhere, and to review information on demand.
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Students Will Come Away With:
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- An ability to teach informed, safe and inspiring yoga classes to all levels and all degrees of experience in person, and online
- The unique yoga practice that is right for you specifically, at this moment in your life, and the knowledge to know how and when to modify that practice as appropriate
- The knowledge needed to keep every student in your classes safe, and always moving towards optimal balance and alignment even if they are working with a restriction or an injury
- An understanding of both the physical anatomy as well as the more subtle energetic one
- A functional perspective of how the joints move, take stress and are to be aligned in regards to yoga; and the ability to feel that in your body, and see it in your students
- An in-depth understanding of the often misunderstood “Fascia” of the body, and how it relates to yoga and orthopedics.
- The experience of giving therapeutic hands-on assists in a safe and very effective manner including an introduction to hands on “Fascial Release” and joint mobilization techniques
- Unlimited access to the entire course through our online classroom
- The confidence to get out there and teach wherever and in whatever way you should choose to
- An amazing, growth filled and fun experience
- Fulfills all requirements to enter the Orthopedic Yoga Therapy degree program
- All hours may be matriculated into the 1,000-hour Orthopedic Yoga Therapist degree program
Orthopedic Yoga Therapy 200-hour course
This program led by Michelle Fleming is the result of 25 years of experience as a yoga therapist, 48 times directing therapeutic yoga teacher trainings, and 30 years of witnessing so many yoga injuries and so many imbalances being driven deeper into students’ structures through uneducated asana. It emerged from an intense search to release the constant pain she was told she would have to live with at 27 years old. Her intense study of human anatomy with Tom Myers of “Anatomy Trains” fame. This program works on three synergistic levels: educated movement, informed verbal and hands on cues, and neurological re-connection.
Our Amazing Team
- Sadie Crane, OTR, MOT is a registered occupational therapist and holds a Master’s degree in science. She has 10 years experience in rehabilitation, She is a 300 hour CYT with over 15 years of teaching experience. She will lead the in-person weekly classes
- Michelle Fleming, Board Certified Structural Integrationist, E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Therapist with 28 years of experience and founder of Orthopedic Yoga Therapy, teaches “Functional and Fascial Anatomy” , “The Art of Sequencing”, “Finding your Voice as a Yoga Teacher”, “Introduction to Hands on Adjustments and Fascial Release” and “Introduction to Yoga Therapy and Working with Private Clients”
- Finding a Meditation Practice and Teaching Meditation in Yoga Classes is taught by Vanessa Pattison E-RYT 500, founder of the Nicaragua Yoga Institute and student/graduate of Deepak Chopra’s famed meditation certifications
- Yoga of the Luminous Body is taught by Ray Crist E-RYT 500, Director of The Jaguar Path yoga and shamanic training, and senior faculty at Kripalu yoga center
- Philosophy and Yin Yoga is taught by Chip Hartranft, Physical Therapist and author of The Yoga- Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary.
Required Reading
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- The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary by Chip Hartranft
- Integrative Yoga Therapy Yoga Teachers’ Toolbox 3rd Edition by Joseph Le Page and Lilian Le Page
- The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book: A Visual Guide to Form, Function, and Movement (Volume 446)
- Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries by Susi Hately
- Your Orthopedic Yoga Therapy Manual with all of the practices, sequences and postures will be provided
Price
200-hour module
- $900 deposit secures your spot and is deducted from your tuition balance
- $3,600 tuition ($2,700 if deposit has been paid) due by 1/5/26
- $3,900 payment plan ($900 deposit + $500 per month Payment need to be completed by end of training to receive certificate
- Deposit/Enrollment fee is due by 1/5/26
- The deposit is nonrefundable
immersion course
There is an optional but encouraged week-long immersion available to give students the opportunity to disconnect from the stress of everyday life and delve deep into the practices. This will take place at Casa Evolucion, Playa El Coco Rivas, Nicaragua. All tuition for this course is included, except charges for room and board (depends on students choice of rooms) airfare and transportation. Please click the button below to learn more about this course and what it offers/what you will learn.
Who will be teaching
Sadie Crane
Sadie Crane is the owner and founder of No Mud No Lotus Yoga and Healing Center in Grants Pass, OR. She has a Master’s degree in occupational therapy and has been working in rehabilitation for the past 10 years. She is a Certified Integration Breathwork Facilitator and 300 hour CYT. She has been teaching yoga for over 15 years with various populations. Her focus has been on assisting individuals in recovery from addiction and empowering that population to reach their fullest potential. She also holds certifications in Sensory-Enhanced Yoga for Trauma and Self-regulation® and Yoga and 12 Steps of Recovery (Y12SR). Her work and research has been published in books and online. She has discovered that her purpose is assisting people in finding meaning in their lives and discovering their gifts. Sadie is able to make modifications during classes to suit any body or injury. Her goal is to make yoga accessible to all individuals choosing to practice this beautiful art.
Michelle Fleming
Michelle Fleming has spent thousands of happy hours teaching yoga classes and private sessions everywhere from hospitals to schools to Gillette Stadium. She has taught in conjunction with Johns Hopkins Medical School on Yoga for Brain Disorders, she was on staff at Spaulding Rehab group working with orthopedic patients, has spoken at Grand Rounds at hospitals on the “Applications of Yoga in Clinical Settings” and ran summer camps for over 10 years bringing holistic healing to young women with anxiety and mood disorders. She is also one of the most real people you will ever meet. She will educate the crap out of you. She will also make you cry, scream and learn to find your happy place, your joyous center where you will learn to live from your passion and your truth.
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